Introducing the Project Argus Datacenter-ready Secure Control Module design specification

Cloudflare has announced a new partnership with Lenovo to develop the first Data Center Secure Control Module (DC-SCM) based on OCP’s Project Argus specification. The DC-SCM is an external add-in card that provides server management, security and control features in compliance with the Open Compute Project (OCP) hardware management workstream. The partnership aims to reduce the complexity of managing server infrastructure, while also improving interoperability across different server designs. Project Argus, which was led by Cloudflare and Lenovo engineers, is an open-source initiative that defines a standardized hardware interface between DC-SCM and the Host Processor Module (HPM). The collaboration will enable developers to remove customer specific solutions from more complex components such as motherboards, and instead implement them in the DC-SCM. This will provide flexibility for developers to offer multiple customer-specific solutions without needing to redesign multiple motherboards for each solution. The partnership between Cloudflare and Lenovo marks a significant milestone in the adoption of OCP’s Project Argus specification and sets the stage for further innovation in server management and security.